Word Of God Ministries

What Word Of God Ministries does

Word of God Ministries (WOGM) is a privately held, faith-based nonprofit ministry founded in 1994 by Pastor James A. McMenis in Shreveport, Louisiana. The ministry operates two physical campuses — the main Shreveport campus at 6645 W Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and the Bossier City campus at 1760 Swan Lake Road — offering three Sunday services and a Wednesday service at each location, alongside age-targeted programs including WordKids (infants through 6th grade), WOGM Youth (ages 12–18), Young Adults, WOGM Español (Spanish-language ministry), Stephen Ministry (one-to-one crisis care), and WOGM Global (missions and local outreach with 10+ partner ministries).

The ministry's underlying technology stack is conventional and SaaS-based rather than proprietary: a Subsplash-powered mobile app, live streaming through live.wogm.com and YouTube, Church Center for event registration and giving, a Shopify online store with Printify print-on-demand integration, ToastTab for coffee shop ordering, and Simpletix for ticketed events. Its primary technical differentiator is broadcast distribution — weekly services air on 50+ U.S. television networks (including Daystar, Christian Television Network, The Victory Television Network, World Harvest Television, Family Movie Classics, and major-market local affiliates) plus 6 international networks. Adjacent operating subsidiaries include Word of God Academy (WOGA), a K-12 Christian school, and WOGM Coffee, a two-location coffee shop whose proceeds support the Purchased anti-trafficking ministry.

WOGM is funded primarily through voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation (handled through Church Center giving), supplemented by coffee sales, online merchandise/apparel/book revenue, and nominal event fees (most events such as AT26, WK26, and the Aleph Bet Family Conference are free; Resurrection Celebration charges $5 admission). With 42 employees and roughly 30 named staff across worship, tech arts, creative, member services, facilities, and youth, the organization is founder-led, family-influenced (Pastor McMenis and family members hold multiple creative and operational roles), and dependent on donation-driven revenue with no disclosed institutional investors or external funding rounds.

Name

Word Of God Ministries

Legal name

Word of God Ministries

Website

https://wogm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Word of God Ministries is a Louisiana-based nonprofit church founded in 1994, operating two campuses in Shreveport and Bossier City with weekly worship, youth, children's, Spanish-language, and crisis-care ministries, plus national broadcast, online streaming, a K-12 academy, and coffee shops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Faith-Based Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Religious Fundraising / Telethon & Ministry Support Channels (MPABALAO), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Religious broadcasting
• Faith-based ministry
• Youth religious education
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Shreveport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members as a covenant practice initiated by Abraham. Believers are encouraged to tithe (10% of income) and bring offerings as an act of worship and faith.
2. WOGM Coffee Sales: Coffee shop revenue at two locations in Bossier City and Shreveport. Supports Purchased ministry for sex trafficking survivors. Hours: Monday-Saturday 7am-6pm, Sunday 7am-2:30pm at Bossier; Monday-Friday 7am-9am curbside at Shreveport.
3. Merchandise Sales: Online store selling apparel (t-shirts $25-$35, hoodies $40), books ($10), stickers ($4), tumblers ($25), water bottles ($10), communion kits ($17.99), and gift cards ($10-$100).
4. Event Admissions: Some events charge nominal fees. Resurrection Celebration 2026 charges $5 admission (kids 2 and under free). Many events like AT26, WK26, and AB24 are free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Word of God Ministries operates a multi-campus Christian church ministry with locations in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, providing weekly worship services, age-specific programs (WordKids, WOGM Youth, Young Adults), Spanish-language services (WOGM Español), and crisis care (Stephen Ministry). The ministry also broadcasts weekly services to 50+ US television networks and 6 international networks, operates two WOGM Coffee shop locations that support anti-trafficking ministry, and runs an online store for branded merchandise and books authored by the senior pastor.

Product overview

Word of God Ministries operates as a multi-faceted church ministry combining physical campus-based worship services with digital platforms. The core offering is the main church ministry with two Louisiana campuses (Shreveport and Bossier City) featuring worship services, children's (WordKids), youth, young adult, and Spanish-language (WOGM Español) programs. Supporting divisions include WOGM Coffee (a coffee shop ministry supporting sex trafficking survivors), WOGM Global missions partnerships, and Stephen Ministry care programs. Digital presence spans the WOGM Online Store (Shopify-powered ecommerce selling apparel and Pastor McMenis-authored publications including JESUS: The Aleph Tav, Critical Condition, and Missing Momma), WOGM App (Subsplash-based mobile app), WOGM Live Stream for remote viewing, and Church Center registration platform. Annual events include the Aleph Bet Family Conference, Resurrection Weekend, WK summer children's program, AT26 Call on Jesus worship events, and youth/young adult gatherings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WOGA (Word of God Academy): K-12 Christian educational academy operated by the ministry.
• WOGM Coffee
• WOGM Español
• WOGM Global
• WOGM Youth
• WordKids
• Young Adults Ministry

Products and services

• Word of God Ministries (Main Church) Bible-based, multi-ethnic, Christ-centered ministry with two physical campuses in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, offering weekly worship services Sundays at 8:00A, 9:45A, 11:30A and Wednesdays at 6:30P for local community members.
• WordKids Children's ministry for infants through 6th grade offering interactive worship, Bible story curriculum, crafts, and snacks during weekend and Wednesday services.
• WOGM Youth

Quantifiable outcome

• Two physical campuses serving Shreveport and Bossier City communities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Purchased MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWOGM Coffee supports Purchased, a local ministry providing safe haven for sex trafficking survivors. Every coffee purchase supports this restoration ministry. This is a key social impact partnership aligned with WOGM's mission to serve the community.
• 10+ Local Ministries (Shreveport/Bossier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWOGM partners with over 10 different ministries in the Shreveport/Bossier area for feeding the homeless, food pantries, pregnancy centers, and other community outreach programs. These partnerships support WOGM's local missions initiatives.
• Daystar Television NetworkmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational broadcast network carrying WOGM's weekly television broadcast 'Ministering the Word' to viewers worldwide. Sunday broadcast at 2:00 PM CT.
• Christian Television Network (CTN)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational broadcast network carrying WOGM programming globally. Sunday broadcast at 7:30 AM CT.
• The Victory Television Network (VTN)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast network carrying WOGM services on Wednesday at 8:30 AM CT and Sunday at 7:30 PM CT.
• World Harvest Television (WHT)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast network carrying WOGM's Sunday broadcast at 9:00 AM CT.
• Family Movie Classics (FMC)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast network carrying WOGM programming at 8:00 AM CT.
• Local Television Affiliates (50+ networks)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor50+ local broadcast television stations across the U.S. carrying WOGM programming including KSHV-TV 45, KPXJ-TV 21.1, KSLA-TV 12, KMSS-TV 33 in Shreveport; KLAX-TV 31 in Alexandria; WBRL-TV 21 in Baton Rouge; KLAF-TV 46 in Lafayette; KVHP-TV 29.2 in Lake Charles; WHNO-TV 20 in New Orleans; NARD-TV 14.2 in Monroe; and many others in major markets nationwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Gateway Church: Large multi-campus non-denominational church headquartered in Texas with national broadcast presence and online giving. Comparable to WOGM in operating multiple physical campuses, broadcast distribution, and digital ministry infrastructure.
• Life.Church: Multi-campus non-denominational church with strong digital and online strategy (YouVersion, Church Online Platform). Directly comparable to WOGM as a multi-site church leveraging digital distribution to scale beyond physical campuses.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site, broadcast-oriented non-denominational church led by a high-profile pastor. Directly comparable to WOGM in relying on a single senior pastor's brand, multi-site operations, and weekly broadcast reach to scale beyond a regional footprint.
• North Point Ministries: Multi-campus church network known for strategic church planting and digital media resources. Comparable to WOGM as a multi-site ministry using broadcast and digital channels to extend teaching content beyond local campuses.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-campus evangelical church with global missions, leadership development, and PEACE plan community initiatives. Comparable to WOGM in operating a campus-based model with extensive local community outreach and missions partnerships.
• Lakewood Church: Mega-church with weekly national television broadcast and large single-campus worship services. Comparable to WOGM as a broadcast-anchored ministry leveraging a senior pastor's teaching to reach viewers well beyond the local Houston market.

Regional players

• Woodlands Church: Multi-venue church serving the Greater Houston area with comparable mid-size campus structure, children's and student ministry programs. Comparable to WOGM in operating multiple regional sites with parallel ministry portfolios for kids, students, and young adults.

Others

• Church Center: Registration, giving, and member management platform integrated across WOGM's campuses. Comparable as an enabling software vendor supporting event sign-ups, giving, and group management for the ministry.
• Subsplash: Digital engagement platform powering the WOGM mobile app and many large-church apps. Comparable as an enabling technology provider rather than a direct competitor; relevant for understanding the digital infrastructure stack WOGM relies on.

Broad incumbents

• First Baptist Dallas: Historic Texas-based church with national broadcast ministry and longstanding education and missions programs. Comparable to WOGM in combining local church operations with faith broadcasting, K-12 education (WOGA parallel), and community outreach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wogmofficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@WOGM
• Facebookfacebook.com/wogmofficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/wogm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wogm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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